The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Main Street]

I see those pesky Liverpool fans have stolen yet another 'born in Celtic Park' football song. Whenever Suarez grabs a goal, the fans burst into "Just Can't Get Enough".

[deiseach]

I see those pesky Liverpool fans have stolen yet another 'born in Celtic Park' football song. Whenever Suarez grabs a goal, the fans burst into "Just Can't Get Enough".

Liverpool or Celtic: who Walked Alone first?

guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 12 March 2003 11.34 GMT

Living in an area with a large contingent of Liverpool fans, writes Damian, who lives in Chester should you be wondering, I'm constantly being drawn into debates about who sang You'll Never Walk Alone first. I've failed to come up with evidence to support my belief that it was the Celtic faithful. I'd appreciate any information which serves to conclude this dispute once and for all.

While many Celtic fan-based websites provide the words to You'll Never Walk Alone, and it features on the CD Green & White Anthems, there is no historical evidence that Celtic fans sang it on their terraces first. Instead, a cursory glance back in time shows that Liverpool have the much stronger claims.

After all, the song, originally written by Rodgers and Hammerstein in 1945 for the Broadway musical Carousel, only became a terrace favourite after it was covered by Gerry and the Pacemakers in November 1963. Almost immediately - as footage from Panorama in 1964 shows - Liverpool supporters adopted it.

As Paul Fields points out: "Before the early 60s football fans made noise and occasionally chanted something brief (like Play Up Pompey!) but it was the Kop that started singing popular songs of the day (mainly Merseybeat songs such as Gerry and the Pacemakers' You'll Never Walk Alone) and later started to adapt the lyrics of songs to celebrate the team and its players.

"If any Celtic fans still claim that they sang it first, it would have to predate Gerry's version. Now can you really see thousands of working class Glaswegians in the 50s/early 60s spontaneously joining in a sing-along from a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical?" No, us neither.

[AZOffaly]

I presume he means the Fields.

[deiseach]

I presume he means the Fields.

If they want it, they can have it. YNWA, on the other hand...

[Main Street]

Touchy nerves these days amongst the Liverpool hordes.

Even if you would not be prepared to admit it, most would recognize that YNWA has migrated and found its spiritual home in Paradise.
So much so, that the Celtic fans' version is used as a soundtrack before televised Liverpool games

[deiseach]

Even if you would not be prepared to admit it, most would recognize that YNWA has migrated and found its spiritual home in Paradise.
So much so, that the Celtic fans' version is used as a soundtrack before televised Liverpool games

Eh?

[ballinaman]

Touchy nerves these days amongst the Liverpool hordes.

Even if you would not be prepared to admit it, most would recognize that YNWA has migrated and found its spiritual home in Paradise.
So much so, that the Celtic fans' version is used as a soundtrack before televised Liverpool games

In fairness, Liverpool don't have much to shout about these days......let them have the sing song.

[AZOffaly]

Some Danish TV station used a recording from Parkhead before a Liverpool game they broadcast or something. I think that was Peter Schmeical winding as well though

Celtic Park does a great rendition of it, but YNWA is, was and always will be Liverpool FC.

[deiseach]

Some Danish TV station used a recording from Parkhead before a Liverpool game they broadcast or something. I think that was Peter Schmeical winding as well though

Celtic Park does a great rendition of it, but YNWA is, was and always will be Liverpool FC.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

[deiseach]

Touchy nerves these days amongst the Liverpool hordes.

Even if you would not be prepared to admit it, most would recognize that YNWA has migrated and found its spiritual home in Paradise.
So much so, that the Celtic fans' version is used as a soundtrack before televised Liverpool games

In fairness, Liverpool don't have much to shout about these days......let them have the sing song.

Harsh but fair

[AZOffaly]

Hard to argue against that alright Still, we're going in the right direction*


*Repeat often enough and it might come true!

[deiseach]

Hard to argue against that alright Still, we're going in the right direction*


*Repeat often enough and it might come true!

We're just a couple of signings away from a world-class team (© every Liverpool fan since 1993)

[Bingo]

Hard to argue against that alright Still, we're going in the right direction*


*Repeat often enough and it might come true!

Without doubt, next season is the one......

[rossie mad]

Was worried about the game yesterday against st johnstone and was right.their on a good run at the moment and lomas has them flying.again lack of focus and composure lost the bhoys two points.need to bounce back quickly as hibs had a good win early sunday against the arabs.
on that game watched it and it was super game.end to end and fenlon has hibs playing super stuff.some turn around and shows why dundee utd were mad to get him few years back.id say thompson wished now he had spalshed the cash to get him.
Both teams had a high representation from ireland (both sides of the border) and mcgivern and eoin doyle really impressed me.

[lynchbhoy]

Celtic good enough in Europe and set up to play a continental counter attacking game,
However they continue to pick much the same team for spl when it is obv a more attacking and creative formation is required to unlock these spl defenses. St mirren gave it a go and found you can't go toe to toe with Celtic.
Lennon needs a rethink of tactics for spl. Too many def minded players starting IMO!